Abstract
The acquisition of competencies in basic life support (BLS) among university students of health sciences requires specific and updated training; therefore, the aim of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesise the available scientific knowledge on the effect of training in cardiorespiratory resuscitation in this population. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, CUIDEN, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, CINAHL, and Cochrane, including all randomised clinical trials published in the last ten years that evaluated basic life support training methods among these students. We selected a total of 11 randomissed clinical trials that met the inclusion criteria. Participants were nursing and medicine students who received theoretical and practical training in basic life support. The studies showed a great heterogeneity in training methods and evaluators, as did the feedback devices used in the practical evaluations and in the measurement of quality of cardiorespiratory resuscitation. In spite of the variety of information resulting from the training methods in basic life support, we conclude that mannequins with voice-guided feedback proved to be more effective than the other resources analysed for learning.
Highlights
Cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) has become a major public health problem and one of the leading causes of death in the Western world in recent years
At 6 weeks, percentage of correct compressions was higher in participants who practised with a skill reporter
[11] In the study by Partiprajak et al, after three months, worse results were obtained in terms of knowledge, similar results were found in terms of confidence of participants when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and better results were obtained in terms of acquisition of CPR skills [13]
Summary
Cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) has become a major public health problem and one of the leading causes of death in the Western world in recent years. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the technique used in the cases of CRA. It consists of thoracic compressions (which are important for the perfusion of vital organs) and rescue breaths by means of artificial ventilation [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. The quality of CPR is vitally important, and it depends on the level of knowledge and skills held by those who carry out the CPR. An improvement in educating healthcare professionals in CPR techniques may increase survival rates in cases of CRA [2,8,9]
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